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Crown reprieve must be ‘last chance saloon’ – Bolstered regulation and big fines have helped protect casino consumers and reduce gambling harm

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The operators of Melbourne’s Crown Casino are now ‘on notice’ that there must not be any further breach of its licence, after it received another reprieve by the State’s casino regulator. The chief executive of the Alliance for Gambling Reform, Carol Bennett, said Crown should make no mistake that it is ‘the last chance saloon’ … Continued

Reducing stigma: A guide for talking about gambling harm

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FOR THE ATTENTION OF EDITORS AND JOURNALISTS I write to inform you that the Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation has released a new resource to help media avoid stigmatising language in news and feature items about gambling harm. Gambling has become more topical in recent years. Several public inquiries into casino practices, a federal parliamentary inquiry … Continued

Submission to inquiry into Parliament House Lobbyists – Lobbyist controls: ‘toothless and opaque’ – Flaws in system allowing powerful interests undue influence

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The system that governs lobbyists’ access to our Federal parliamentarians is toothless, opaque and excludes an estimated 80% of lobbyists in Canberra, according to the Alliance’s submission to the Inquiry into Access to Parliament House by Lobbyists. The CEO of the Alliance for Gambling Reform, Carol Bennett, said she was concerned that powerful vested interests from … Continued

Time to honour Peta Murphy and commit to real gambling reforms – Australian voters want end to the carnage caused by gambling that adds to cost of living pain

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The voters of Dunkley have honoured Peta Murphy’s legacy by electing a Labor candidate, now it’s time for the Albanese Government to do the same and accept all of the recommendations of the online gambling inquiry that she fought so hard to deliver, even in her last days. “Certainly, the cost of living was a … Continued

Fed Govt must strengthen limp NT online gambling laws – New NT laws fail to protect communities from rapacious foreign operators

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The Federal Government should step in to stop the Northern Territory government continuing to offer a tax haven to multi-billion-dollar foreign online gambling operators.  It makes no sense for the Northern Territory government to effectively be the online gambling regulator for the nation. The chief executive of the Alliance for Gambling Reform, Carol Bennett, said … Continued

SportChamps fined again for flouting gambling ad laws

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Online betting operator SportChamps has been fined $17,500 for inducing people to gamble and open a betting account, following five previous convictions for similar offences. SportChamps pleaded guilty in Downing Centre Local Court to two offences under the Betting and Racing Act following a Liquor & Gaming NSW investigation into advertisements on its website and … Continued

Podium finish for Westyern Sydney pubs

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Media release                                                                             08 January 2024 Podium finish for Western Sydney pubs Three pubs in Sydney’s west step onto the podium of poker machine misery after Wesley Mission’s analysis of the latest quarterly data from NSW Liquor and Gaming. The 2023 third quarter data set places the Markets Hotel (Homebush) atop of the dais with the … Continued